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Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. [1] [2] Most countries allow civilians to own firearms, but have strong firearms laws to prevent violence.
Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death in kids and teens in the U.S., making gun safety a priority for many families. But new research has found that parents who teach their children ...
Within hours of the shooting, a We the People user started a petition asking the White House to "immediately address the issue of gun control through the introduction of legislation in Congress," [5] [6] and the gun control advocacy group the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence reported that an avalanche of donations caused its website to crash. [7]
Research suggest that certain gun control policies have an impact on rates of gun violence in schools. For example, Anderson and Sabia find that Child-Access-Prevention (CAP) laws decrease the rate of students bringing weapons to school (by about 18.5%) and the rate of students being threatened with weapons at school (by 19%). [26] Ghiani ...
Many gun control advocates have celebrated McDonald’s decision to charge the Crumbleys and hope it will set a precedent that requires parents to face legal consequences for failing to keep guns ...
Experts explain why parents have a responsibility to talk to their children about firearms.
In 2004, New York Times "Personal Health" columnist Jane Brody wrote that the NRA underwrote the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program "in part hoping to avert more stringent gun control laws." [ 16 ] As of 1997, the NRA says it reached 10 million children, [ 10 ] and by 2015 it said that the number had grown to 28 million. [ 11 ]
4 5-graders at Caring and Sharing Learning School in G'ville recognized as winners of essay contest focused on combatting gun violence in community.